Category: Reviews

Ronin Starring – Robert De Niro, Jean Reno, Natascha McElhone, Sean Bean (Arrow/MVD) When a Japanese Samurai fails his master, he is stripped of his title and sent off to do work as a hired gun called a Ronin. In…

The Slayer Starring – Sarah Kendall, Alan McRae, Frederick Flynn, Carol Kottenbrook (Arrow/MVD) Kay (Sarah Kendall) is a successful painter who has recently changed her medium, taking her muse from the nightmares she has had ever since she was a…

Johnny Cash Any Old Wind That Blows: Live in Concert 1986 (MVD) ‘Any Old Wind That Blows’ was the title of Johnny Cash’s 44th album released in 1973, and it takes on the title of this live radio broadcast in…

Jimmy Reed Mr. Luck: The Complete Vee-Jay Singles (Craft) One of the most influential, and often forgotten, blues musicians who influenced rock & roll artists such as the Rolling Stones, Neil Young, Sly and the Family Stone, Etta James, and…

Bruce Springsteen Max’s Kansas City 1973 (Zip City) In 1973 Bruce Springsteen was a fledgling musician who had just released his debut album ‘Greetings from Asbury Park, N.J.’ and to promote the record his label, Columbia Records, scheduled a radio…

Lucinda Williams This Sweet Old World (Highway 20/Thirty Tigers) In 1998, celebrated singer-songwriter Lucinda Williams had her coming out party when she took home the Best Contemporary Folk Album Grammy for her masterpiece ‘Car Wheels on a Gravel Road.’ However,…

Bryan Stephens Village of Dreams (Blue Elan) For the last 15 years Bryan Stephens has led the house band at the iconic club Cafe Wha? and now he has released his debut CD on Elan Records. The singer/songwriter opens ‘Village…

Chelsea Wolfe Hiss Spun (Sargent House) I will be the first to admit I am late to the game when it comes to recognizing the talents of Chelsea Wolfe. I didn’t even hear of her until her third album, ‘Pain…

Dead Boys 1977: The Lost Photographs of Dave Treat Edited and designed by Ron Kretsch (Signature Books) Among one of the first wave of punk bands in the early 1970s was Cleveland’s own Dead Boys. The band, which consisted of…

Urban Styles: Graffiti in New York Hardcore By Freddy Alva (Di Wulf) New York-based author Freddy Alva grew up in the 1980s submersed in hardcore music and graffiti art. He became a regular during the CBGB Sunday matinees and befriended…

Alice Cooper Welcome to My Nightmare: The Nightmare 1975 TV Special (Eagle Rock) This Alice Cooper DVD set – including the 1976 “Welcome To My Nightmare” concert film as well as a TV special (“Alice Cooper: The Nightmare”) from the…

Dan Wilson Re-Covered (Big Deal) Dan Wilson is probably best known by most as the front man for Semisonic, and Trip Shakespeare before that. But, he’s been anything but taking it easy since Semisonic stopped recording and touring in 2001….